Flames of War Objectives

In Flames of War, the majority of the battles are fought for the control of objectives. The exact nature of those objectives are left up to imaginations of the players. The only real rule applied to objectives simply states that they must measure 2 1/2 inches by 2 inches.

For my American Rifle Company (members of the 9th ID and Italian veterans) I imagined that one of the most important assets to the company would be their fraternal bond, forged over the hardships of many Gustav Line battles. With that in mind, I further supposed that such a tight-knit unit would do almost anything to extract one of their fallen.

Private Smith was new to the 9th. A replacement for one of the many men lost in Italy, Smith had been shipped to France to meet his new unit while they resupplied for the coming invasion. He didn't fit in well with the rest of Dog Company, being green and untested in battle. Many times he was left to himself. His squad would move out, like a well oiled machine, and he would just be expected to follow.

Normandy could be unpredictable. Smith found this out the hard way. Stopping to relieve himself in the bushes, Private Smith shouldered his weapon. The grove of trees cast a dark gloom ahead, and it unnerved him. Quickly finishing his business, he began to run to catch up when he heard a sound that made his heart stop. Listening carefully, he could make out voices speaking in hushed tones. Smith had spent enough time in France to realize that, though foreign, the voices were definitely not French...


It took a little while before Smith's squad realized his absence. Inquiries into other units reavealed there had just been an ambush to the rear, right where they had passed earlier, and the Krauts had taken POWs. Reporting this to their Captain, the men were surprised when he ordered the company to turn around. When asked about his decision, he simply stated "In Dog Company, we don't leave our own to the mercy of those Kraut...

My Wife is a German

Hello all, Foxphoenix here. In Flames of War, my wife picked a half-track riding Panzergrenadier company as the counterpart to play against my Americans. This is in large part to the inclusion of two StuG G assault guns in the Open Fire! boxed set. I helped her paint these, but the majority of the work was done by her. Not too shabby, eh? We both are building mechanized companies. We'll be basing our campaigns on northern Africa and Italy at first, and moving into later war periods later. Should be fun! Until next time, --FP135

Flames of War: the Do-Over

Sometimes you gotta do something else for a while.

For me, I picked up a Flames of War starter kit on clearance while in the hobby shop buying ballast to use for basing. Mini rulebook was missing, though, as I found out when I arrived home. Since Anchorage is a two-hour drive each way, I was less than thrilled. I called the store and got the manager, who said the box was a display model and thus the mini rulebook got forgotten in the store window. Crap.

To make it worth my while, he offered to give me the hardback copy of the rulebook in addition to the mini one if I could come pick them up...

Living in Alaska is awesome, but there are times it really sucks...

Here's to another four-hour round trip.

--Fp135

DK of Kremlin: First photo op!

First Veteran Squad... Enjoy!

Growing Pains

Yup, the blog is growing again.

Octo, one of our new authors, has spent the last week or so perfecting a new terrain supplement for friendly games of 40k. I will give him a prod and see if it's ready for posting!

The real reason of this post, however, is to announce that I am adding even more authors. I've asked my friends (and frequent adversaries) Brandon and John to become contributors to this blog. Both these guys really love the game, so hopefully they will complement my modeling posts with some good tactica!

Look for their posts in the future.

Until next time,
--Fp135